Scioscia to Speak at Banquet and Coaches Clinic

The Nebraska baseball team is set to host a pair of events at the beginning of February, including the 2013 Nebraska Baseball
Coaches Clinic and the Annual Husker Home Run Club Banquet.

This year's coaches clinic will feature Mike Scioscia, manager of the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim.

The clinic
is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at both
the Hawks Championship Center and the Haymarket Park Indoor Facility.

This clinic
is for high school coaches, college coaches, youth baseball coaches and anyone
else that wants to learn more about the game of baseball from the Husker coaching
staff.

Coach Erstad
will be joined by Associate Head Coach Will Bolt, Pitching Coach Ted Silva and
volunteer assistant Jeff Christy. This group has a wealth of baseball knowledge
and it is their goal to help you make your kids better baseball players.

The price of
the one-day clinic is $85 per person, but participants can save $5 by
registering online at www.bigredacademy.com.
A continental breakfast and lunch are included in the price.

Hotel rooms
have been blocked under Nebraska Baseball Coaches Clinic at the Embassy
Suites/Downtown (402-474-1111) on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at a special rate of
$99.00/room.

The Huskers' Nebraska Baseball Banquet is set for Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at the Embassy Suites in downtown Lincoln. Single seats are available for $50, or a table of 10 can be purchased for $450.

Social hour is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m., with dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Scioscia
will be the keynote speaker at the banquet.

A silent and live auction will also take place to help support the Nebraska baseball program.

For more information, please contact the Huskers Athletic Fund at 1-800-8 BIG RED. Online registration is available at www.huskers.com/donate. RSVPs for the banquet are due by Monday, Jan. 28.